Tag: COVID-19 pandemic

Bay Area Grocery Prices Rise During Pandemic

SAN FRANCISCO—Over the last several months prices for groceries in the Bay Area have risen, with prices rising 6.7 percent compared to last year....

BART Late Night Services Expanding (REWRITE)

SAN FRANCISCO—BART will be making changes to its ride schedules towards the end of the year, expanding its late night ride availability. Ridership on...

City Of San Francisco Files Lawsuit Against School District

SAN FRANCISCO—In an attempt to have schools reopened, the City of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against the San Francisco Board of Education and...

SFUSD Votes On Resolution To Rename 44 Schools

SAN FRANCISCO—On Tuesday, January 27, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Board of Education passed a resolution furthering the process of renaming schools,...

Outdoor Dining Ban At San Francisco Restaurants Lifted

SAN FRANCISCO—San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced that outdoor dining can resume on January 28 during a weekly COVID press conference two days earlier....

San Francisco To Open Three COVID Vaccination Sites

SAN FRANCISCO—On the morning of January 15, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a plan to create a network of vaccination sites with the...

$2 Billion Stolen In California Unemployment Benefits By Hackers

SAN FRANCISCO—During the COVID pandemic, hackers stole close to $2 billion in unemployment benefits, but Bank of America is denying victims’ claims. Bank of...

Laguna Honda Nursing Home Staff And Residents Vaccinated

SAN FRANCISCO—All 715 residents and 1,000 staff of the Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center have been vaccinated, according to San Francisco Health Director...

SF Plan To Aid Small Businesses: $62 Million COVID Relief

SAN FRANCISCO—On the morning of January 12, 2020, during a COVID-19 and Vaccine conference, San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a $62 million relief...

California Begins Vaccinating Nursing Home Residents

CALIFORNIA—As COVID-19 cases continue to climb across the state, averaging 40,000 new daily cases in the week before Christmas, Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a...